Looking to fly on the cheap this year? You may want to consider Breeze Airways, a budget airline that has consistently been voted one of America's "best domestic airlines" by Travel & Leisure for the past three years and crowned as having the "Best Seat Comfort in North America" by the Airline Passenger Experience Association in 2024. While Breeze has been busy offering affordable flights to over 72 cities in 32 states throughout the U.S. since May 2021, the airline just announced some exciting news.
Breeze Airways is adding 21 new domestic routes—including 17 nonstops and four one-stop/no plane change BreezeThru routes—nationwide beginning this fall. Even better, some fares are as cheap as $39. Here's when and where these new paths will take flight so you can take advantage.
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Breeze Airways Offers New $39 Fares
As we've previously reported, domestic travelers flying to or from smaller airports and underserved cities are big fans of Breeze Airways.
The budget airline offers three classes of tickets, Nice, Nicer, and Nicest. The lowest (Nice) fares include a personal item, general boarding, and no fees for changes or cancellations. Passengers must pay extra for additional luggage, snacks, beverages and wifi on board.
Nicer seats offer extra legroom seats, a carry-on bag, one free checked bag, priority boarding, and a complimentary drink and snack. Nicest fares provide recliner seats, two free checked bags, priority boarding, free food and beverages (including alcohol), and Breeze Ascent, their premium in-flight service. Both Nicer and Nicest seats include free high-speed wifi on board.
Typically, fares on Breeze Airways range from $39, like a flight from Long Island/Islip, NY to Charleston, SC one-way with no flexibility, to $99 for travel from Hartford, CT to Las Vegas, NV with the same terms.
"I just flew with Breeze for the first time, and it went surprisingly well," one commenter wrote on the airline's Reddit. "Boarding was efficient and quick, take off was on time, [and our] flight arrived early. This happened for both flights. Their cheapest seats had more room than Delta's basic economy."
And now, the airline is adding even more $39 one-way tickets to brand-new cities and routes across the U.S.
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Two New Cities & 21 New Flight Routes Debuting This Fall
"After adding an astounding 29 new cities to our network last year and announcing seven new cities so far this year, Breeze is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing airlines in the industry," said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways' founder and CEO—who is also the founder of JetBlue, Morris Air, WestJet, and Azul Brazilian Airlines.
On May 7, Neeleman and Breeze Airways announced they're adding two new cities, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Salisbury, MD, and 21 new domestic routes this fall. Some of these routes will launch as early as September with others launching in October or November ahead of the busy holiday season.
Right now, you can start booking flights along these new routes, which include:
- From Akron-Canton, Ohio, to:
-Daytona Beach, Fla. (Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting September 3, from $49* one-way)
-Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Nonstop on Wednesday and Saturday, BreezeThru (one stop/ no change of plane) service on Monday and Friday, starting November 5, from $59* one-way)
-Jacksonville, Fla. (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $59* one-way)
-West Palm Beach, Fla. (Nonstop on Monday and Friday, BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Wednesday and Saturday starting September 3)
-Wilmington, N.C. (Monday and Friday, starting November 7 from $49* one-way)
-Key West, Fla. (BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, starting October 2) - From Bentonville-Fayetteville, Ark., to:
-Pensacola, Fla. (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $49* one-way) - From Daytona Beach, Fla., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting September 3, from $49* one-way) - From Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (Wednesday and Saturday, BreezeThru (one stop/ no change of plane) service on Monday and Friday, starting November 5, from $59* one-way)
-Wilmington, N.C. (Monday and Friday, starting November 7, from $39* one-way) - From Jacksonville, Fla., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $59* one-way) - From Key West, Fla., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, starting October 2)
-Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (Monday and Friday, starting October 3, from $79* one-way) - From Lansing, Mich., to:
-Tampa, Fla. (Wednesday and Saturday, starting October 1, from $79* one-way) - From Long Island-Islip, N.Y., to:
-Wilmington, N.C. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $49* one-way) - From Manchester, N.H. to:
-Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (Thursday and Sunday, starting November 6 from $45* one-way) - From Memphis, Tenn., to:
-Pensacola, Fla. (Monday and Friday, starting September 5, from $39* one-way) - From Myrtle Beach, S.C., to:
-New Orleans, La. (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $59* one-way)
-Rochester, N.Y. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $59* one-way) - From New Orleans, La., to:
-Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $59* one-way)
-Savannah, Ga. (Monday and Friday, starting September 5, from $49* one-way) - From Orlando, Fla., to:
-Salisbury/Ocean City, Md. (Monday and Friday, starting October 1, from $59* one-way)
-Wilmington, N.C. (Doubling to 4x weekly service on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday starting in September) - From Pensacola, Fla., to:
-Bentonville-Fayetteville, Ark. (Thursday and Sunday, starting September 4, from $49* one-way)
-Memphis, Tenn. (Monday and Friday, starting September 5, from $39* one-way) - From Raleigh-Durham, N.C., to:
-Key West, Fla. (Monday and Friday, starting October 3, from $79* one-way)
-Manchester, N.H. (Thursday and Sunday, starting November 6 from $45* one-way) - From Rochester, N.Y., to:
-Tampa, Fla. (Nonstop on Wednesday and Saturday, BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Thursday and Sunday, starting October 1, from $79* one-way)
-Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $59* one-way) - From Savannah, Ga., to:
-New Orleans, La. (Monday and Friday, starting September 5, from $49* one-way) - From Tampa, Fla., to:
-Wilmington, N.C. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $39* one-way)
-Lansing, Mich. (Wednesday and Saturday, starting October 1, from $79* one-way)
-Rochester, N.Y. (Nonstop on Wednesday and Saturday, BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Thursday and Sunday, starting October 1, from $79* one-way) - From West Palm Beach, Fla., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (Nonstop on Monday and Friday, BreezeThru (one stop/no change of plane) service on Wednesday and Saturday starting September 3) - From Wilmington, N.C., to:
-Akron-Canton, Ohio (Monday and Friday, starting November 7, from $49* one-way)
-Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Monday and Friday, starting November 7, from $39* one-way)
-Long Island-Islip, N.Y. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $49* one-way)
-Orlando, Fla. (Doubling to 4x weekly service on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday starting in September)
-Tampa, Fla. (Thursday and Sunday, starting October 2, from $39* one-way) - From Salisbury/Ocean City, Md., to:
-Orlando, Fla. (Monday and Friday, starting October 1, from $59 one-way)
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Neeleman said this expansion is making Breeze Airways a top competitor to beat in domestic travel.
"This growth is thanks to the incredible demand travelers have for our service and is evidence of the value our Guests experience when flying with Breeze," he said in a press release. "We look forward to bringing that value to more communities across the nation as we continue to grow."
Just keep in mind, however, that Breeze Airways' low costs mean flight schedules can be infrequent—which is infamous within the budget industry and not good if you encounter delays, cancellations, or need to change your travel plans.
"If you’re traveling for something which you must be at and don't have flexibility, it might not be the best option," one Reddit user wrote. "In the very small chance you run into a significant delay or cancellation, the next flight might not be for several days."
